river diversion
Channeling flow elsewhere
River diversion is the redirection of a river's flow from its natural course, typically through canals, dams, or engineered channels.
Diversions serve irrigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, or water supply: The river diversion project will channel water to drought-stricken farms.
Large-scale diversions can dramatically alter ecosystems and deplete downstream flows.
- damWater-holding barrier
- canalDug water passage
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
- bankPlace holding deposits
- flowUnbroken forward movement
reservoir · spillway · downstream flow · international treaties · aqueduct · ecological restoration · weir · habitat loss · current · flood control · sedimentation · stream · dry riverbed · levee · trench · climate adaptation · irrigation · recreational lakes
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- land changeslandslides, earthquake, erosion, landslide, earthquakes
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- water sourceslake, rain, well, pond, stream
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- hydropowerhydropower, water turbine, dam, turbine, hydroelectricity
river diversionriver restoration
Repairing degraded flowing waters
stream restoration · dam removal · rewatering · decommissioning · rewilding
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